2. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 74:28 | +46 | 68:23 | – | |
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 52:29 | +23 | 58:28 | ▲ | |
| 3 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57:38 | +19 | 58:37 | ▼ | |
| 4 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50:34 | +16 | 54:36 | – | |
| 5 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 38:27 | +11 | 53:38 | – | |
| 6 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 35:29 | +6 | 49:37 | – | |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 43:46 | -3 | 48:45 | ▲ | |
| 8 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 53:54 | -1 | 46:46 | ▼ | |
| 9 | FC Gütersloh | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43:51 | -8 | 45:48 | ▲ | |
| 10 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 46:44 | +2 | 44:53 | ▲ | |
| 11 | SV Meppen | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 44:48 | -4 | 44:44 | ▼ | |
| 12 | SC Fortuna Köln | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 52:47 | +5 | 42:51 | ▲ | |
| 13 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44:49 | -5 | 42:45 | – | |
| 14 | FSV Zwickau | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 34:48 | -14 | 42:54 | ▼ | |
| 15 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45:56 | -11 | 40:52 | – | |
| 16 | VfB Lübeck | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32:53 | -21 | 36:54 | – | |
| 17 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 47:74 | -27 | 29:68 | – | |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 33:67 | -34 | 27:66 | – |